Papilloedema or pseudopapilloedema? Computed tomography to the rescue!

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2006 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Postgraduate Medical Journal, volume 82, pages 580-580 (issn: 0032-5473, eissn: 1469-0756,

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Authors: P T, Ashwin; R R, Sivaraj; L, Wehbeh;

doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.046508

pmid: 16954454

pmc: PMC2585734

Papilloedema or pseudopapilloedema? Computed tomography to the rescue!

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Abstract

A 61 year old man was investigated for suspected papilloedema (fig 1). He was completely asymptomatic and was not receiving any regular drug treatment. The finding was picked up on a routine visit to his optician. Incidentally, this was his first visit in 10 years. On examination, he was found to have no general or neurological signs …

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Male, Optic Disk Drusen, Humans, Middle Aged, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Papilledema, Ultrasonography

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